{"id":4585,"date":"2022-07-15T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T09:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/196.46.192.33\/?page_id=4585"},"modified":"2022-08-24T07:46:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T07:46:36","slug":"research-and-development-of-climate-smart-conservation-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/?page_id=4585","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development of Climate Smart Conservation Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4585\" class=\"elementor elementor-4585\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b89b729 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b89b729\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-671c38a\" data-id=\"671c38a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d2f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5d2f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Mainly focuses on:<\/p><p><strong>I. Optimization of conservation farming systems including;<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Seed multiplication<\/li><li>Tillage and crop residue management systems.<\/li><li>water harvesting and storage technologies<\/li><li>Tillage and planting technologies<\/li><li>Labour saving technologies<\/li><li>Soil improvement and value adding technologies<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-638cb48\" data-id=\"638cb48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e068355 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e068355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.1seed-multiplication-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Seed multiplication\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.0-1.1-seed-multiplication-1-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Seed Multiplication\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220628_105244-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220628_105244\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220629_115605-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220629_115605\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f8e45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f8e45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a8e30d\" data-id=\"9a8e30d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b326847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b326847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>II. Agroforestry<\/strong><\/p><p>This is a type of farming system that allows farmers to integrate trees with crops on the farm. GART promotes agroforestry tree species that have been proven to improve crop and livestock productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2b178\" data-id=\"7f2b178\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adc64c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4adc64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.1-agroforestry-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Agroforestry\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.1agroforestry-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Agroforesty\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220809_105116-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220809_105116\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bff913 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bff913\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5379318\" data-id=\"5379318\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92fe74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92fe74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>III.Hoticulture<\/strong><\/p><p>Under which GART\u00a0 promotes improved fruit trees such as;<\/p><ol><li>dwarf avocado<\/li><li>dwarf papaya<\/li><li>Late and early maturing fibreless mangoes<\/li><li>Improved Banana&#8217;s<\/li><li>Grapes<\/li><li>Citrus species including; mandarins, tangerines, oranges and grape fruit<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9331a2e\" data-id=\"9331a2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219181c elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"219181c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220513_111834-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220513_111834\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220513_112002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220513_112002\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220513_160157-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Avocados\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220513_160556-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220513_160556\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-20220719-WA0002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220719-WA0002\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-20220719-WA0005-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220719-WA0005\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG-20220719-WA0008-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220719-WA0008\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mainly focuses on: I. Optimization of conservation farming systems including; Seed multiplication Tillage and crop residue management systems. water harvesting and storage technologies Tillage and planting technologies Labour saving technologies Soil improvement and value adding technologies Previous Next II. Agroforestry This is a type of farming system that allows farmers to integrate trees with crops <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/?page_id=4585\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4585"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4585"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5386,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4585\/revisions\/5386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}